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- noun A
wine bottle having the capacity of eight standard bottles (six litres)
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Examples
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Israel is losing the moral high ground it once had in this feud with the Palestinians and a lot of Americans are becoming more and more aware of this. methuselah
Israeli Amb.: Palestinians need to come to negotiating table 2010
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Wow Kay, you just got the kiss of doom from a war criminal, but then again Texas is the nations war machine capital. methuselah
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Sep. 15th, 2007 at 5: 34 PM turn us all into methuselah but where are we gonna park?
supermodel cheekbones, equity and cash, miliseconds later, piles of ash. stillsostrange 2007
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The group worked their way through a £30,000 methuselah of Louis Roederer Cristal champagne – the equivalent of eight regular-sized bottles.
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I find it baffling that when the rare occasion arises for talking about such a bottle you would scorn the chance to use a wonderful word like imperial not quite as imposing as methuselah, the word for a six-liter bottle of Burgundy or champagne, but splendid enough.
My Little Red Top, You've Got Me Spinning...Spinning A-round The Daily Growler 2006
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The buyer plunked down 35,000 pounds (more than $50,000) for the methuselah of 1996 Rose Gold and added a tip of more than $15,000 on top of the service charge.
The Money Times harsheeb 2010
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A methuselah, named, like many of the larger wine bottles, after a Biblical character, holds 6 liters or
The Money Times harsheeb 2010
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Dubbed the 'King of Champagnes', the methuselah of 1996 Rosé Gold was sold at a top London hotel, reports The Telegraph.
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Surely, Apple would and should take action against the "most high-profile hardware leak of all time from any company." methuselah
Betanews Joe Wilcox 2010
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Surely, Apple would and should take action against the "most high-profile hardware leak of all time from any company." methuselah
Betanews Joe Wilcox 2010
johnmperry commented on the word methuselah
Large champagne bottle (8 standard bottles)
July 20, 2008
bilby commented on the word methuselah
See jeroboam.
November 23, 2008